Biological and socioeconomic factors as moderator in relationship between leisure-time physical activity and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents from southern Brazil.
10.1186/s12199-021-01012-5
- Author:
Ana Paula SEHN
1
;
Debora TORNQUIST
2
;
Luciana TORNQUIST
2
;
Javier BRAZO-SAYAVERA
3
;
Cézane Priscila REUTER
4
Author Information
1. Graduate Program in Health Promotion, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Av. Independência, 2293, Universitário, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, 96815-900, Brazil. ana_psehn@hotmail.com.
2. Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
3. Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
4. Graduate Program in Health Promotion, Department of Health Sciences, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Metabolic diseases;
Physical activity;
Schools;
Sex;
Skin pigmentation;
Youth
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Age Factors;
Brazil/epidemiology*;
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors;
Child;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic;
Exercise;
Female;
Humans;
Leisure Activities;
Male;
Sex Factors;
Skin Pigmentation;
Socioeconomic Factors
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2021;26(1):90-90
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Given the important repercussions that sociodemographic factors can have on physical activity, especially in the field of leisure, and cardiometabolic risk, it seems relevant to analyze the implications of these variables on the relationship between physical activity in leisure time (LTPA) and cardiometabolic risk. In this sense, the present study aims to verify the moderating role of biologic and socioeconomic factors in the relationship between LTPA and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents in southern Brazil.
METHODS:Cross-sectional study that included 1596 adolescents selected at random (58.2% girls), aged between 10 and 17 years. LTPA, biological and socioeconomic factors were assessed using a self-reported questionnaire and the cardiometabolic risk score (total cholesterol/HDL-c ratio, triglycerides, fasting glucose, systolic blood pressure, and waist circumference, considering the participant's age and sex) was included as an outcome. Associations and moderations were tested by multiple linear regression models.
RESULTS:It was observed a positive interaction of LTPA and sex (p = 0.048) and LTPA and school system (p = 0.037), and negative interaction of LTPA and skin color (p = 0.040), indicating that these factors were moderators in the relationship between LTPA and clustered cardiometabolic risk score (cMetS) in adolescents. A reduction in cardiometabolic risk was observed according to the increase in weekly minutes of LTPA among boys, non-white adolescents, and students from municipal schools.
CONCLUSIONS:The association between LTPA and cardiometabolic risk was moderated by sex, skin color, and school system in adolescents from southern Brazil.
